You tell him ....

that this is his last “spla-spla” for 6 weeks !!! 

After being freed from his last spica cast, Jackjack had trouble getting used to being in the bath. All that time with the only sensation being his cast, it was just too much for his sweet legs to feel. Now? Now we have trouble getting him out of the tub & every body of water holds the possibility of a “spla-spla” ! 

Surgery has been scheduled to start at 8:40 am with his orchiopexy first, followed by his innominate osteotomy. He should be in the OR for 4 – 5 hours & then we have the what feels like forever wait while he is in recovery. After all is okay, he will be moved into his own room & there we will hang until he is ready to come home …. anywhere from 3 to 6 days. Dr. J will insert an epidural & he’ll be slowly weaned off of it & onto additional pain meds in the 48 hours following his surgery to help manage his pain & muscle spasms. 

I am feeing okay at this moment, knowing that we have done everything, absolutely everything, in our power for his hip to heal on its own. I am feeling okay, knowing that Dr. J will be doing everything she can tomorrow. I am feeling okay, with another 6 weeks in a spica cast. I am feeling okay, knowing that this summer our sweet boy will be able to learn to w-a-l-k !! I am feeling okay, knowing that this has been a very, very long year but that soon he will be without a brace or cast!

We will be able to keep all of you, that love our sweet little man, updated before we are settled in his room …. keep an eye on the upper right hand side (above our family picture). Now that Hipdaddy is home he I can get his fancyschancy phone connected & we’ll be good to go …….  so Jackjack can be on his way to WALKING !!!

"Heal, Hip, Heal"

XO,

Steph